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November 9, 2012
Table of Contents
1. Capital Markets Overview 2. Commercial Paper 3. What qualities are we looking for? 4. Keys to Success 5. Interview Skills 6. Overview of Citi 1 6 12 14 17 24
Citi Holdings
Citicorp
Institutional Clients Group Transaction Services Treasury and Trade Solutions Securities & Fund Services Securities & Banking Banking Markets Private Bank
Banking Functions Origination Building and maintaining relationships with clients Clients include corporations, financial institutions, private equity clients, and governments
Acquisitions
Sale of Company
Making Loans
Derivatives
Who are the players? Buy-Side, Sell-Side Who are Institutional clients? Mutual Funds, Pension Funds, Hedge Funds, State Funds, Insurance Companies What is the Sales & Trading environment like? Dynamic, Ever Changing, Energetic, Meritocracy
Citis Products
Equity Products Cash Equities Derivatives Convertible Bonds Prime Brokerage Fixed Income Products Credit Products (Short & Long-Term) Asset- and Mortgage-Backed Securities Sovereign Debt Products Corporate Debt Products Derivatives Foreign Exchange Municipal Bonds
Product Groups Initial Public Offerings Follow-on Offerings Block Trades Equity-Linked Securities
Product Groups
Institutional Marketing
2. Commercial Paper
Characteristics of CP
Standard documentation Continuous offering process whereby the borrower is constantly issuing paper to pay off or refund maturing paper Unlike bank borrowing facilities, a CP program allows an issuer to issue CP with a call to its dealer during the morning of the day it needs the funds CP settles in same day funds and is paid at maturity in same day funds At maturity, CP can be repaid with the issuance of new CP (rolled), paid-off completely or replaced with permanent financing (e.g., long-term debt) Wide range of financing applications, including: working capital financing, receivables funding, acquisition funding and bridge financing
Commercial Paper
On a comparative basis, CP is one of the most cost efficient, short-term taxable financing vehicles available CP offers a highly flexible form of financing by allowing issuers to structure the issuance and maturity dates of its program to meet specific cash flow needs as well as investor preferences. CP can be used as a form of prepayable debt and is an alternative to floating rate debt Documentation for a program is relatively simple and standardized, and the associated implementation costs are minimal Once a program is up and running, ongoing administration should require relatively minimal time for one or two people CP is an enormously flexible financing tool with a broad variety of applications for issuers, including: Working capital financing Receivables financing Acquisition funding Share repurchases Bridge financing
Quality and ease of execution is directly related to the stability of an issuer s ratings. Ratings deterioration can be disruptive to market access Issuers are required by rating agencies to maintain a liquidity backstop for any CP notes outstanding. Committed banklines are traditionally used to back-stop CP programs USCP market is U.S. dollar denominated only, while ECP is a multi-currency market
Commercial Paper
Origination The CP origination team works closely with Citis global corporate bank and debt capital markets to provide a comprehensive range of funding products and ongoing strategic advice to issuer clients Our global origination team is managed as a single unit allowing issuers to benefit from a coordinated approach and consistent execution across the USCP and ECP markets
U.S. Trading Trading is responsible for managing risk, including allocation of capital (i.e., balance sheet) among Citis issuer clients Issuers are assigned an experienced trader responsible for covering daily execution needs and providing market color to our clients
U.S. Short-Term Taxable Sales Citis sales network leverages institutional investors to provide issuers access to diverse pools of short-term liquidity from the largest and most well-known money market investors Citis middle market sales platform in the U.S. provides issuers with access to a unique group of investors that is complementary to traditional institutional investors covered by short-term, tax-exempt and generalist sales
Investor Marketing Investor marketing complements the various salesforces by developing relationships with institutional and middle market investors successful marketing improves the effectiveness of traditional sales relationships Citis investor marketing function is responsible for hosting issuer and investor meetings as well as arranging roadshows for issuers who are interested in building direct relationships with money market investors
Commercial Paper
Commercial Paper
Munis 11%
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Sep-03
Jul-05
May-07
USCP Outstandings
Mar-09
Money Fund Assets
Jan-11
Nov-12
2a-7 money funds are the largest and most important investors in the USCP space Money Funds are regulated mutual funds that are required to invest in low risk securities such as government and agency securities, repurchase agreements and CP
In January 2010, the SEC voted to adopt new rules intended to strengthen the framework for money funds. The new rules became effective May 2010 and were phased in during the second half of 2010
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Commercial Paper
2001: The California energy crisis, September 11, 2001 and the Enron default
Spread (bps)
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Jan-03
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AA NF
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A2/P2 NF
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AA Fin
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AA ABCP
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Commercial Paper
Positive attitude Team player Strong networks, Relationship building Strong skills, written and oral
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4. Keys to Success
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Keys to Success
Invest in Integrity
Do mistake-free work Develop strong relationships
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Keys to Success
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Keys to Success
5. Interview Skills
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Interview Skills
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Interview Skills
Content
Be prepared. Bring 5-10 copies of your resume Research company and position Talk to people you may know from the company
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Interview Skills
Clarity
Be prepared for multiple questions on the same topic; particularly in panel interviews Stop and ask the interviewer to clarify a question Be consistent with answers Tell the truth dont fake your way through the interview Be specific regarding your role and responsibilities. Dont embellish! Answer the question that is asked of you confidently! Have a goal of information you want conveyed
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Interview Skills
Character
Be positive Be confident, but not arrogant Dress appropriately
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Interview Skills
Non-verbal Communication
Greet interviewer with a confident handshake and a smile Maintain eye contact ... your shoes do not need any attention! Watch your body language; watch informal settings such as dinners or teaming events Be an active listener ... ask well informed follow-up questions to an interviewers comments. Dont fear silence during the interview. A pause does not mean you need to talk.
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Interview Skills
Post-Interview
Reaffirm interest Ask for the job/opportunity!
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
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6. Overview of Citi
Why Citi?
Citis Globality & Brand Our people share our global outlook, cultivating partnerships and making meaningful connections where ever they are in the world. Its that creativity, vision and entrepreneurial spirit that has shaped our 200-year history, shaped outstanding careers, and will shape the future of banking.
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Citi believes that sustainability is good business practice. We work closely with our clients, peer financial institutions, NGOs and other partners to finance solutions to climate change, develop industry standards, reduce our own environmental footprint, and engage with stakeholders to advance shared learning and solutions. Highlights of Citis unique role in promoting sustainability include: (a) releasing in 2007 a Climate Change Position Statement, the first US financial institution to do so; (b) targeting $50 billion over 10 years to address global climate change: includes significant increases in investment and financing of renewable energy, clean technology, and other carbon-emission reduction activities; (c) committing to an absolute reduction in GHG emissions of all Citi owned and leased properties around the world by 10% by 2011; (d) purchasing more than 234,000 MWh of carbon neutral power for our operations over the last three years; (e) establishing in 2008 the Carbon Principles; a framework for banks and their U.S. power clients to evaluate and address carbon risks in the financing of electric power projects; (f) producing equity research related to climate issues that helps to inform investors on risks and opportunities associated with the issue; and (g) engaging with a broad range of stakeholders on the issue of climate change to help advance understanding and solutions.
Citi works with its clients in greenhouse gas intensive industries to evaluate emerging risks from climate change and, where appropriate, to mitigate those risks.
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